New Elementary School Program Lowers Cardiovascular Risks In Children
...isk factors related to blood pressure and physical inactivity are also reduced. Furthermore, the program is more effective when implemented in the classroom than when it is targeted solely at small groups within the class who show CVD risks. Called the Cardiovascular Health In Children study (CHIC), the inves...Growing Younger By Keeping Up Regular Physical Activity
...bility is an inevitable result of normalaging, but inactivity can hasten this decline and result in all-too-rapid ratesof muscle atrophy, decreased endurance, and loss of flexibility and balance,according to Kyriakos S. Markides, Ph.D., and colleagues at the University ofTexas Medical Branch in Galveston. ...Research finds U.S. adolescents inactive; blacks, Hispanics, Asians at biggest risk
...ians, 14.6 for Hispanics and 20 for blacks. Total inactivity hours -- which included TV or video viewing and video gameplaying -- ranged for both sexes from 19.3 for whites to 29.7 for blacks.Hispanic and Asian totals fell in between. Only a third of adolescents said they were moderately to vigorously activef...Use it or lose it applies to nervous system, scientists find
...ity is a cue to keep a synapse stable, andsynaptic inactivity is a cue to disassemble a synapse," Lichtman says. In a further experiment, the researchers used a small dose of bungarotoxin tolabel only some of the receptors. Then they added curare, which poisonsacetylcholine receptors but can be washed out. Afte...Study: crime, lack of PE, recreation programs lead U.S. adolescents to couch-potato lifestyles
...ysical education, and recreation center use, while inactivity levels were most closely associated with social factors such as family income and mothers' education. on the whole, U.S. adolescents get little vigorous exercise and spend much time in TV and video viewing and computer/video games. Being female a...Bad habits, non-cholesterol risk factors in youth linked to fatty plaques
... In an era in which smoking, obesity, physical inactivity and diabetes are increasing among the young, he also urges parents to take more responsibility for their childrens health-related behavior and for young adults to change bad habits. "Parents shouldnt wait until more than one risk factor is pres...Stroke news tips for Friday, Feb. 8, 2002
...e (32 percent), smoking (29 percent), and physical inactivity (26 percent). When asked about warning signs for stroke, 69 percent were able to identify at least one, and 14 percent could identify three. The most frequently mentioned warning signs were sudden weakness or numbness (46 percent), sudden confusion...Physical activity is key to maintaining normal weight after weight loss
...ative contributions of dietary change and physical inactivity to the increase in overweight and obesity, which together now characterize 55% of the American population. In an article published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, Weinsier et al. compared the total free-living energy expenditures of no...Kids getting a steady diet of fast food on the tube
... to the rise in childhood obesity. Physical inactivity during leisure activities, including television viewing, has been implicated as a contributor to the prevalence of obesity in children and risk for heart disease later in life. This study cannot confirm an association between the products advertised ...Heart health should be the front line of diabetes care
...more likely to produce long-term success. Physical inactivity contributes to overweight, impairs insulin sensitivity and worsens the metabolic syndrome. In patients who are well enough to exercise, the goal should be a minimum of 30 minutes per day of moderate-intensity exercise such as brisk walking. If more ...International study of children and adolescents reveals major trend toward overweight and obesity
...watching, identified as a major cause of childrens inactivity and linked to childhood obesity in several studies. In the United States alone, a significantly greater proportion of adolescents (27.3%) than children (22%) were overweight, and in China, increases in the incidence of overweight were more pronounce...Type 1 diabetes safely arrested with short-term use of new drug
...lion people have Type 2 diabetes in which obesity, inactivity and other conditions interfere with the bodys insulin control. The two-week administration of the new drug is not expected to forestall Type 1 diabetes indefinitely, but it significantly extends the period during which patients continue to produce...Physical activity may improve survival and quality of life
...t research suggests it may be due more to physical inactivity than to overeating or a reduction in resting energy expenditure. Interventions that increase physical activity, may result in an appropriate energy balance in breast cancer survivors, thereby enhancing quality of life. Six studies on breast cancer p...School program reduces risk of obesity, disease in border community
...ey cite previous research indicating that physical inactivity and being overweight or obese are especially prevalent among children and adults in this region, and make a major contribution to the high area's high incidence of Type 2 diabetes. The researchers conducted a three-year outcome and process evaluation...New P.E. study demonstrates vigorous exercise can lower adolescents body fat, blood pressure
...diabetes and other health problems associated with inactivity and being overweight," said Dr. Robert G. McMurray, professor of exercise and sport science at UNC. "As a group, active children of normal weight will live significantly longer, healthier and more satisfying lives. As a nation, we need to emphasize t...Greater incidence of obesity among adults with disabling conditions
... you're often left with a 'vicious cycle,' in that inactivity contributes to obesity, obesity exacerbates disability and disability impedes a person's ability to exercise." Obesity is a serious problem, putting patients at risk for developing type II diabetes, as well as coronary artery disease, hypertension an...Exercise shown to have positive effect on cholesterol
...ients' risk for heart disease. According to Kraus, inactivity ranks closely behind smoking as the greatest risk factor for heart disease, and like smoking cessation, exercise is a lifestyle modification proven to protect the heart. "Exercise can be a very powerful way of reducing risk, not only by improving lip...More sprawl means more weight and less walking
...earchers, who note that excess weight and physical inactivity may account for more than 300,000 premature deaths each year....Neighborhood 'walkability' determines activity level of older women, say researchers
...ol of Public Health. "With the growing epidemic of inactivity and obesity, experts are stressing the need for more exercise. But here we show that older women, the group that most needs to heed this advice, are encountering environmental barriers that prevent them from getting that exercise." The study authors...Exercise and breast-cancer prevention: study finds it's never too late to start
...ncer by about 20 percent, suggesting that physical inactivity may be a modifiable breast-cancer risk factor in older women." In addition, the researchers found that regular exercise also causes a similar reduction in overall breast-cancer incidence among women considered to be at highest risk for the disease, s...